International Skating Union (ISU)
Restriction lifted on figure skaters’ field-of-play sponsorship branding
Figure skaters will be able to generate sponsorship funds from field of play advertising for the first time after the International Skating Union passed a proposal to allow the branding of manufacturers’ logos.
EU’s top court upholds competition ruling in long-running ISU case
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today (Thursday) dismissed an appeal lodged by the International Skating Union (ISU) over rules governing the staging of so-called breakaway events in a near decade-long case that could have wider implications for sport as a whole.
Speed skating finds broadcast home in Norway as VG deals with Infront
Norwegian tabloid newspaper VG and top sponsors of the Norwegian Skating Association (NSF) have teamed up to ensure broadcast coverage of the 2023-24 International Skating Union (ISU) season in the country.
Search intensifies for ISU rights-holder in Norway after Viaplay exit
The Infront agency is engaged in talks with multiple broadcasters in Norway about acquiring International Skating Union (ISU) rights after Viaplay decided against renewing its pan-Nordics contract, SportBusiness…
ISU’s Four Continents Figure Skating Championships returning to Seoul in 2025
Seoul will host the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the third time in 2025, after the International Skating Union (ISU) awarded hosting rights for three of its major events
ISU agrees deal with Recast to stream junior events
The International Skating Union (ISU) has agreed a deal to screen its junior events on the live and on-demand video streaming platform Recast
International Skating Union drops events in Russia and China
The International Skating Union (ISU) has cancelled a figure skating Grand Prix in Russia due to the war in Ukraine and banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing, while an event in China will…
ISU outlines 2022-24 media rights revenues, braced for reduced IOC payments
The International Skating Union has budgeted for CHF17.56m ($17
Kim Jae-youl elected as ISU president
South Korean official Kim Jae-youl has been elected as president of the International Skating Union (ISU)
ISU makes ‘historic’ move to raise minimum age for skaters
The International Skating Union (ISU) has made the “historic” decision to gradually lift the minimum age for senior skaters from 15 to 17, with the new rules to be in place for the 2026 winter Olympic Gam…
Four candidates to contest race for ISU presidency
The International Skating Union has announced that four candidates will compete to assume the presidency that is set to be vacated by Jan Dijkema
Korean official nominated for ISU president; Russia and Belarus among event bidders
The Korea Skating Union (KSU) has nominated its former president and current Samsung Global Strategy Group president, Kim Jae-youl, to succeed Jan Dijkema as president of the International Skating Union…
Valieva cleared to compete as CAS dismisses IOC, Wada and ISU appeals
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has today (Monday) expressed its disappointment at the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to dismiss appeals lodged against the status of teenage Russian figure s…
ISU to seek new president for retiring Dijkema
Jan Dijkema, the president of the International Skating Union, has announced that he will step down in June this year when his latest four-year term comes to an end